For parents of 4–12s
Screen time with a beginning, a middle, and an end.
Montenova turns YouTube into a short daily programme that you choose: only channels you trust, only at the times you set, with movement and creative breaks built in between the videos.
No card, ever · No ads · No autoplay · No endless feed
Today’s programme
- Numberblocks — Episode 411 min
- Dinosaur stomp around the room5 min
- Draw the number four as a monster8 min
- That’s the end for today
The problem was never the videos. It was that they never stop.
A feed has no end
Autoplay decides what comes next and there is no natural moment to stop — so stopping always has to be your job, and always feels like taking something away.
A programme does
Montenova gives the day a shape your child can see: three or four blocks, a clear last one, and something to do between them. The end arrives on its own.
How it works
Set up in about five minutes, on the sofa.
- 1
Tell us who it's for
Their name, their age, and a few things they love. That's the whole profile — no accounts for your child, ever.
- 2
Choose their channels
Type the shows they already watch and Montenova finds each one's official channel or playlist. Nothing outside that list can ever appear.
- 3
Let it build the week
Describe the week in plain words — "half an hour after school, nothing after 7" — and get a draft programme you can edit block by block.
- 4
Hand over the tablet
Your child opens Montenova and sees today's programme. When it ends, it ends. No feed, no autoplay, no "just one more".
What you get
Everything a parent actually asked for. Nothing that fights you.
A walled garden, not a filter
Most "kid modes" filter a firehose and hope. Montenova starts from nothing and only shows what you've added: specific channels and official show playlists you approve.
A programme, not a feed
The day is a short sequence with a visible end: watch a video, get up and move, make something, take a break. Your child can see what's left.
Scheduling in plain language
You don't build a timetable cell by cell. You say what you want the week to look like and edit the draft it gives back.
Movement and making, built in
Between videos, Montenova slots in short move-and-create activities suited to your child's age — so screen time is punctuated, not continuous.
What actually happened
See how much was watched, what got finished, and what got cut short — then leave a note on a session so future weeks fit better.
Locked to grown-ups
The parent console sits behind your password and a 4-digit PIN that expires after 30 minutes — so a child who watches you type it once doesn't get standing access.
Safety
Nothing gets in unless you put it there.
Montenova has no search box for your child, no recommendations, no comments and no related videos. Every single thing that can play came from a channel or an official show playlist that you added to your own trusted list.
- ✓Your child never signs in and never sees an account.
- ✓Each family's data is isolated at the database level — your schedule, your videos, your child's profile.
- ✓The parent console needs your password and a PIN that expires after 30 minutes.
- ✓No ads are ever added by us, and nothing is sold or shared.
- ✓Cancel whenever you like; the schedule you built stays yours.
Questions
The things parents ask first.
Does my child need an account?
No. You sign in once on the family device and stay signed in. Your child just opens Montenova and sees their programme — there is nothing for them to log into, and no way for them to browse out of it.
Where do the videos come from?
YouTube, but only from the channels and official show playlists you have added yourself. Montenova never searches the open platform, so an off-brand copycat channel can't surface.
What happens when the programme ends?
The screen says so, and there is nothing after it. That's the point — the end of screen time is built into the product rather than being an argument you have to have.
Does it work on a tablet?
Yes. Montenova installs to the home screen like a normal app and runs full-screen, which is how most families use it. It works in any browser too.
Which languages does it speak?
English and European Portuguese, switchable at any time — including the activity ideas and questions Montenova writes itself.
Give this evening a shape before it starts.
Five minutes of setup now, and the tablet stops being a negotiation.
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